typo…missed an “s”…apologies to the spelling police…
1925 was the 150th Anniverary.
MS61 and you paid $250.00. That would be a great bargain as Numismedia lists it for $360 (and rising).
Welcome to Coin Talk! I gave you your first “like” because you have to be brave to take the leap for your first post. I lurked and learned for 3...
No. It’s from the Philadelphia Mint.
This raises another question: how close is closely? A gnat’s behind or rodents’ whisker? Bottom line: Anything less than Uncirculated is AU....
I was leaning toward lower as well, F15-VF20 (and cleaned) seems to be in the right ballpark. Still, a nice pick up!
Post Mint Damage (PMD).
More letters of LIBERTY would be affected if MD, so I think this is die deterioration. I base my belief on the directionality of the affection to...
I was aware you didn’t mean worthless. I wanted to tell you there are many others who feel the way you do, and love certain coins as an art-form...
I agree with the love for the coin, but disagree on no value. This is a great looking coin. Full of history and surviving features. It may be a...
I was saying anything would have been better than what they ended up using. Aluminum would be fine, some countries continue to produce coinage of...
Ker-riminy sakes! Wampum beads would have been better. Tortoise shell. Plastic. Cardboard. Ceramic. Dessicated orange peel. Almost any...
Zincolns were not created for longevity. Inferior materials lead to inferior coins.
Well explained. We all can focus on the coins’ details now instead of guessing. That said, the previous answers of MD and die deterioration were...
Full images of both sides, please, and ask specific questions. What do you suspect?
That chart has known inaccuracies. Use a Yeoman Red Book instead.
No need to feel foolish, we all have brain farts now and again. What I remember, in 1965, when I got my first clad dime was that it was from...
Fairly certain you meant San Francisco. There was never a mint in Sacramento.
KM #800, sterling silver (.925), 26.547 million minted, the commonest coin of the series, and yeah…probably only melt value in that condition. Go...
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